Trivandrum: Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Booker Prize winners, Jnanpith awardees and scores of eminent authors from around the world will enrich the fourth edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL 2023), one of India’s biggest literary festivals, which will get underway here on February 02.
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Indigo starts one-stop Thiruvananthapuram-Kolkata flight
Trivandrum: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport today announced that Indigo airlines has started a new one-stop daily flight service from Thiruvananthapuram to Kolkata, West Bengal. The flight (6E-6169) departs from the Thiruvananthapuram domestic terminal at 01.40 PM and arrives in Kolkata at 6 PM via Chennai. The return flight (6E-563) departs from Kolkata at 08:15 AM and arrives in Thiruvananthapuram at 01.05 PM.
Read MoreKerala 13th on New York Times ‘Places to Go in 2023’
Trivandrum: Kerala’s stunning resurgence as a global travel destination in the post-pandemic phase got a massive endorsement with the New York Times listing the state among 52 must-visit places in 2023. Kerala is the only destination from India and is listed at the 13th spot in the newspaper’s annual list of places to visit.
Read MoreKerala bags three Digital India Awards
Trivandrum: Kerala has won three Digital India Awards from the Central Electronics & IT Department in various categories. The digital workforce management system undertaken and implemented by the state government to popularize the digital governance process received a platinum award, the website of the Kottayam district administration received a gold medal and the Ksheersree portal received a silver medal.
Read MoreKerala startups raised $551 million funding since 2015
Trivandrum: In a robust proof of rising investor confidence in Kerala-based startups, the fledgling enterprises in the state secured $551 million in funding since 2015, says the fifth Kerala Startup Ecosystem Report.
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